Canopy.



w T. JACKSON.

GANOPY. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25, 1911.

Patented Apr. '2, 1912.

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TAYLOR JACKSON, OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

CANOPY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

Application filed September25, 1911. Serial No. 651,108.

To all whom it mory concern: 7

Be it known that I, TAYLOR'JAGKSON, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Wyandotte and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Canopies, of'which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in canopies.

My invention is particularly adapted to be applied to beds and couches.

The object of my invention is to provide a canopy which may be readily attached to or detached from a bed or couch frame.

A further object of myinvention is to provide a canopy having a screen which may be quickly extended over a bed or couch, or which may be readily collapsed into compact form.

Other novel features of my invention are hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate one form of my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view, partly broken away, showing my improved canopy attached to a bed frame. Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional detail view, showing the manner of securing one-of the arms of the screen supports to a bed rail. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a portion of the horizontal portions of one of the U shaped supports. Fig. 4 is an elevation of some of the members of one of the U shaped supports, shown detached from each other. Fig. 5 is an elevation of one of the spreaders.

Similar reference characters designate similar parts in the different views.

1 designates the side rails of a bed frame.

Secured to each rail 1 is an inverted U shaped support comprising, preferably, two socket plates 2, each of which is provided with a laterally extending portion 3 adapted to rest upon the upper side of the adjacent rail 1; two right angled rods 4 the vertical arms of which are respectively vertically adjustable in sockets 5 provided respectively in the upper ends of thesocket plates 2; a horizontal tube 6 into the ends of which respectively extend the horizontal arms of the rods 4; and set screws 7 respectively mounted in the socket plates 2 and adapted respectively to bear against the rods 1. For clamping the socket plates 2 detachably to the rails 1, I provide two U shaped bars 8 oneach rail 1. The U shaped bars 8 embrace theinn er, upper and lower sides of the rail 1, one arm of each bar 8 being screw threaded and extended through a hole pro-- vided-horizontally in the adjacent socket plate 2. Thumb nuts 9 are mounted re spectively on the threaded arms of the bars 8 and bear respectively against the outer sides of the socket plates 2.

Slidably mounted on the above described U shaped supports are one or more spreaders comprising, preferably, horizontal bars 10 the ends of each of which are provided with eyes 11 which are respectively slidably mounted on the U shaped supports so as to be moved relatively toward and from each other.

Secured to the spreader bars 10 is a screen, preferably of some flexible net-ting material and designated by 12. Flexible tapes 13 are preferably employed and connect the spreader bars 10 to which they are secured in transverse relation thereto; The screen 12 is preferably sufficiently extensive to horizontally cover the bed mattress, not shown, and to extendQvertically the required distance at the sides and ends of the bed.

With the parts assembled as above described, the screen may be disposed in collapsed form at one end of the bed by sliding the spreader bars 10 to corresponding vertical portions of the U shaped supports atone end of the bed. By sliding the bars 10 to the positions shown in Fig. 1, the screen 12 may be extended to cover the mattress. When the screen 12 is composed of material of suflicient strength, the tapes 13 Q may be dispensed with.

By having the horizontal portions of each U shaped support extensible, the device may be readily adapted to bed frames of different lengths. By having the rods or bars 8 vertically adjustable in the sockets 5, the screen 12 may be'disposed at any desired height within the range of the adjustment provided.

I do not limit my invention to the structure shown and described, as modifications, within the scope of the appended claims, may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a canopy, the combination with a bed frame, of supporting means secured thereto, two spreaders slidable relatively to and from each other on the supporting means, a flexible tape connected to the spreaders, and a flexible screen secured to the spreaders.

2. In a canopy, two inverted U shaped supports the arms of which are provided with means adapted to be secured to a bed frame, two spreaders slidably mounted toward and from each other on said supports, a flexible tape connecting the spreaders, and a screen secured to the spreaders.

8. In a canopy, two horizontally extensible U shaped supports the arms of which are provided with means for being secured to a bed frame, spreaders slidably movable toward and from each other on said supports, a tape connecting said spreaders, and a screen secured to said spreaders.

4. In a canopy, two horizontally and vertically extensible supports the arms of which are provided with means for being secured to a bed frame, spreaders slidably movable toward and from each other on said supports, a flexible tape connecting said spreaders, and a flexible screen secured to the spreaders.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

TAYLOR JACKSON.

Witnesses:

E. B. HOUSE, F. A. WENTWORTH.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

